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Photography by James LipmanPublished: Mar 31, 2012

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BMW's 3-series has usually sent the other clowns in the entry-lux class scrambling. Still true? We pit the all-new 328i against the Audi A4, Infiniti G25, Mercedes-Benz C250, and Volvo S60 to find out.

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2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport, 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD, 2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro, 2012 Infiniti G25, and 2012 BMW 328i

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2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport, 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD, 2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro, 2012 Infiniti G25, and 2012 BMW 328i

2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro, 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport, 2012 Infiniti G25, and 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD

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2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro, 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport, 2012 Infiniti G25, and 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD

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2012 BMW 328i, 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD, 2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro, 2012 Infiniti G25, and 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport

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2012 BMW 328i, 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD, 2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro, 2012 Infiniti G25, and 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport

2012 Infiniti G25, 2012 BMW 328i, 2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro, 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport, and 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD

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2012 Infiniti G25, 2012 BMW 328i, 2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro, 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport, and 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD

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2012 Infiniti G25, 2012 BMW 328i, 2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro, 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport, and 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD

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2012 Infiniti G25, 2012 BMW 328i, 2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro, 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport, and 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD

Sometimes we just stand and stare at each other.

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Sometimes we just stand and stare at each other.

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2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD and 2012 BMW 328i

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2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD and 2012 BMW 328i

2012 BMW 328i

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2012 BMW 328i

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2012 BMW 328i wheel

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2012 BMW 328i wheel

2012 BMW 328i badge

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2012 BMW 328i badge

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2012 BMW 328i interior

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2012 BMW 328i interior

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2012 BMW 328i interior

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2012 BMW 328i interior

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2012 BMW 328i interior

2012 BMW 328i instrument cluster

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2012 BMW 328i instrument cluster

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2012 BMW 328i 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 engine

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2012 BMW 328i 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 engine

2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD and 2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro

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2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD and 2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro

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2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro wheel

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2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro wheel

2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro badges

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2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro badges

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2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro interior

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2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro interior

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2012 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro interior

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